Tag: South River Museum

  • South River Historical Society to meet Nov. 29

    South River Historical Society to meet Nov. 29

    The South River Historical & Preservation Society will hold its annual meeting on at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29 at the South River Museum (Old School Baptist Church), 64-66 Main St., South River. The program is free to the public. A light dinner catered by La Tavola Cucina will be served. For more information, call Donna Rafano…

  • South River Historical Society welcomes land expert and author at June 28 meeting

    South River Historical Society welcomes land expert and author at June 28 meeting

    The South River Historical and Preservation Society will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on June 28 at the South River Museum (Old School Baptist Church) 64-66 Main St., South River. The June program titled “Owning New Jersey” will focus on land records as an important source for historical research. The featured speaker is Joseph…

  • Learn how to start genealogy research

    Learn how to start genealogy research

      The South River Historical & Preservation Society will meet at 7 p.m. on April 26 at the South River Museum, the former Old School Baptist Church, 64-66 Main St., South River. The program will feature “The ABCs of Starting Your Genealogy Research” according to Beverly Seward Yackel, past president of the Monmouth County Genealogy…

  • South River organization’s 10,000th mark is a “monumental accomplishment”

    South River organization’s 10,000th mark is a “monumental accomplishment”

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER – The South River Historical and Preservation Society celebrated a major milestone by adding its 10,000th item to its catalog. A 1971 newspaper clipping that includes a photo of South River’s first firehouse that was destroyed by a fire was unveiled at the South River Museum on Nov. 16. “It…